HANOI (20 June 2015) – Despite coming in third at the recent SEA Games in Singapore, the Vietnam Under-23 still did not go home totally empty-handed as they were rewarded with VND3 billion USD 142, 000 by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). Team manager Duong Vu Lam said that the reward is fair considering the…
DILI (19 June 2015) – ASEAN have been given a total of four slots for the AFC Futsal Championship that will be held in Uzbekistan in 2016. Each zone was supposed to have only the top two teams making the cut for the AFC Futsal Championship next year. But with powerhouse Thailand and Australia having…
JOHOR BARU (19 June 2015) – South China boss Casemiro Mior said that the Hong Kong outfit will have to give due respect to Malaysian side Johor Darul Takzim if they want to advance into the semi-finals of the AFC Cup 2015. South China have drawn Malaysian champions Johor Darul Takzim or JDT in the quarter-finals…
BANGKOK (18 June 2015) – South Korea joined defending champions Japan and China in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup as Asian minnows Thailand failed to make the cut on the final day of group matches. The Koreans snatched a dramatic 2-1 win over Spain in their final Group E game in Ottawa…
SINGAPORE (17 June 2015) – A brilliant goalkeeping performance from Izwan Mahbud helped Singapore hold Japan to a 0-0 draw at the Saitama Stadium on Tuesday evening at the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup joint-qualifiers. Japan, ranked 52nd in the world, had numerous chances in the game but came up against a stumbling…
BANGKOK (17 June 2015) – Germany proved too strong for a tenacious Thailand as the ASEAN champions lost 4-0 to the number one-ranked women’s side in their final Group B fixture at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Monday. Thailand, who are taking part in the tournament for the first time in their history,…